Welcome to Mama’s Instinct! To discuss your journey to becoming a confident parent throughout pregnancy, birth and beyond contact Bex to see how we can work together.

If you have found yourself on this page looking for an old style run of the mill traditional hypnobirthing course, one that says if you do as I tell you then you will have a perfect birth, then this is the wrong programme for you.

Why my course are different?

I work privately with all my clients with an option of a small group of up to 3 couples when friends are pregnant together. Unlike the NHS who offer classes 15-20 couples per group.

When you book onto a course you get far more than you ever imagined as I have over 25 years experience with working with families and their individual needs, have read and studies more topics than you could during your pregnancy and if I don’t know something I know someone who does.

Classes share antidotal real-life stories from clients who have achieved the right birth on the day

Would I be right in thinking that you’ve landed on my website because you are pregnant and looking for support with your birth preparation?

And you’ve come to the right place, but here’s the thing antenatal education isn’t just about preparing for birth. I know many of my clients share with me a whole host of concerns

Are you looking to be able to feel in control no matter what happens in your labour?

Do you want to be able to make the right decision for you and your family without feeling guilty?

Do you want to understand the messages from your emotions?

Do you want to feel listened to and understood by the team caring for you?

Mama’s Instinct through Bex enables women on their maternal journeys to be able to follow and trust their instincts for birth and through motherhood.

Mama’s Instinct is not just about the mother’s journey and throughout this site, you will find the courses to support the whole family.

This is far more than just hypnobirthing these are tools and skills for life learned through The Wise Hippo Birthing Programme and other antenatal courses to enhance your experience.

My specialism is working with couples who have medical conditions and guiding them through the different choices that are still available to them as it’s your body and your baby. You do not need to be swept away by the medical model and be a patient. You can take control of your choices and decisions and ask for the care you deserve.

I have two beautiful births both classed a medicalised births but I felt fully in control, happy, relaxed and able to go with the decisions I made on the day. With all the birth preferences in place so that, everyone knew my wishes and this is what I also do for my clients as the medical professionals are not mind readers.

I speak to couples sometimes who are not even aware that they have choices in their care and birth and beyond. Perhaps this is how you are feeling that you are not being given the full menu of options you are only being shown the takeaway menu not the À la carte with specials options that is available to everyone all you need to do is ask.

Possibly you have heard from other they were not allowed to use a facility or option due to their medical conditions and later they found out that this was a possibility if they had known differently. As you don’t know what you don’t know until its potentially too late. learn how to negotiate to get the best possible choices and services available to you geographical area.

Imagine learning how to negotiate to get the best possible choices and services available to you geographical area.

Imagine having me on the other end of the phone, text, WhatsApp, email, facebook to answer any questions and signpost you to the research or information you require to make an informed decision.

Imagine having everything in place and knowing all your options that you feel so relaxed on the day you are able to make decisions on the day without going into panic mode.

Imagine having the right birth on the day because you have the tools to cope with any curve ball that is thrown in your direction.

Imagine feeling happy about your birth and journey into parenthood that you do have any regrets or feel guilty about any of your choices.

Imagine having a partner so prepared they have your back and so you can be the family you wish to be even if that was not how you have thought it would be.

I have worked with so many different couples with lots of different individual circumstances and helped them to achieve and also be realistic about their journey from bump, birth to parenthood.

If you could like to book in a call to see if we are right for each other please fill out the contact form below. I guarantee if we are not the perfect fit I will know someone who would be able to work with you on your journey.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Bex x

“When we first approached Bex about the Wise Hippo Course I was a scared and stressed pregnant Mum, mainly due to a pretty traumatic birth many years before (my big baby was 18!) But immediately after meeting Bex my confidence about giving birth started to grow.
I looked forward to our weekly sessions and loved everything about it, from the Hypno techniques to the facts and videos Bex shared with us, I actually ended up looking forward to giving birth, something I never ever believed would happen!!
I often contacted Bex in between our weekly meets for various reasons, she was always helpful even on the occasions when I just wanted to rant, she was there to listen 🙂
Bex and the course were a definite positive factor in the truly wonderful experience I had giving birth to my wonderful baby boy, without them the situation would have been very different.
Bex even helped with some of the issues we had with the baby after he was born, and was once again there to listen to me rant!
I still speak to Bex now, and if anything crops up that I’m not sure about, she is the first person that comes into my mind to ask, she really is an expert on anything baby related.
After many years of saying I would never go through labour again, my baby is 3mths old and I’m already thinking about the next, this is honestly due to Bex and the Wise Hippo course, I’ll be booking my ‘refresher‘ Course in the very near future!” Clare & Dan May 2017

Clare & Dan May 2017Attended Classes December 2016

We completed Bex’s Wise hippo hypnobirthing classes a couple of months before our son was born and are so glad we did! She made our experience very personal and tailored it to our needs. Bex was very friendly and approachable and taught us the Hypnobirthing techniques brilliantly. She made each session fun and informative and we were able to use what we had learned on the day of our son’s birth. Bex was on hand for advice and support in the lead up to the birth and also afterwards. She truly cares about her clients and their babies. I highly recommend her and her services.

Katie & Lewis RossPrivate Session with extra birth partner June 2016

My husband and I highly recommend Mama’s instinct. Bex is amazing. She is very knowledgeable, kind, thoughtful, positive and an incredible person! Bex made such a positive impact on us during our pregnancy, birth and beyond. She helped us to have a better understanding of pregnancy, birth and bonding with our baby. Pregnancy and birth was such an amazing experience for us because of the input from Bex and Mama’s Instinct. Thank you so much.

Kayleigh & PhillipGroup Classes May 2016

I came across Bex and Mama’s instinct by chance after being unwell in our second trimester. I can honestly say it’s the best chance meeting I have ever had! My husband and I completed the wise hippo bond with baby and birthing programme with Bex and we can not rate them highly enough. Instantly after starting the courses I felt differently about pregnancy, birth and becoming a mummy. I feel that Bex, mama’s instinct and wise hippo empowered us to have the right birth on the day. Bex’s knowledge, experience, support and advice is priceless and I can’t even express how pleased and grateful I am that we met her! Thank you xx

Hollie and DarrenGroup classes April 2016

Bex is a caring, approachable person who will put your mind at ease with any anxieties you may have. She is extremely passionate about her work & the people who she works with; offering fantastic support and advice whenever you may need it!
I am extremely grateful to have met & worked with Bex, she put my nerves at ease & allowed me to believe in myself, and as a result, I have made great achievements!

Mrs SmithAttended classes 2015

Great Course!

Was very sceptical when I started, but my wife wanted to try it and I thought anything that can help her would be for the best. I expected a bunch of rubbish and a very impractical “belief system” on how there will be no pain and every woman will laugh her way through the pregnancy. Even though there is a lot of self-belief and mind conditioning for the “right words to use”, it is nothing like I expected. The course try’s to remind you that women have been doing this for century’s without medical intervention, and doesn’t suggest that you don’t have any medical assistance if you need it, but gives you loads of options to remind you that it is your birth and you are in control. The calming techniques used were helpful and practical.

From a Father’s point of view, I had no idea what to expect and men haven’t been playing an active role in births for that many years, so wasn’t too sure who to ask for first-hand experience and practical advice. The course helped, it was still a bloody shock though, not going to lie, but I was less useless and had an idea of what to do.

Paul & SamOnly attended half the course as gave birth earlier than expected.

By your side for Bump, Birth and Baby

Mama’s Instinct travels to you and provides antenatal courses in the comfort of your own home. The other option is you come to space that I use for working with clients in Crayford.

Your positive birth journey has never been so simple in helping you become so calm and relaxed. I work with many couples in the daytime or evening so that they can access the antenatal classes.

As parents who already have children find arranging childcare to attend antenatal classes can be problematic and add extra cost to having classes in the comfort of your own home takes this stress away. I am happy to work in the evenings being a night owl and social butterfly.

I also offer weekend antenatal courses so that my working clients can also have their partners attend classes as this is an important factor as there are a lot of tool for the birth partners role to help them feel prepared to support you and in turn give you more confidence in them too. They will not be on the sideline not knowing what to do!

Bex is able to offer services and The Wise Hippo Birthing Programme Antenatal classes across Kent, Medway and South East London.

Welcome, I am Bex! I am an antenatal and parenting coach who uses an holistic approach to guide and provide information from preconception to your child leaving home. So that you can make informed decisions which are right for you and your family.

I am highly experienced at coach can tailor your experience to met your individual needs. I has over 25 years experience working with families and children.

I can cover all areas up to an hours travel travel from Gravesend in Kent.